FEATURE : DATA PROTECTION
It ’ s never too early to start thinking about your backup and recovery strategy , but it can definitely be too late . Here are some key best practices from the team at Qumulo for massive-scale file data backup and security .
Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity are more top-of-mind than ever , with a remote workforce and digital-only operations across healthcare , research , financial services and more . of inside threats – won ’ t work in today ’ s file data environment , because applications don ’ t exist in isolation . Only a comprehensive solution can completely protect an organization from increasingly sophisticated security threats like ransomware .
According to Gartner : “ By 2025 , at least 75 % of IT organizations will face one or more attacks , as free-rein researchers document a dramatic increase in ransomware attacks during 2020 , pointing to sevenfold or higher rates of growth .”
Qumulo provides a rich set of data services that allow customers to implement a holistic defense strategy against all kinds of malware , including ransomware .
Unstructured file data in particular is a challenge to back up , since the sheer amount of individual files makes it time-consuming to identify which files are modified or need protecting . The shift to ‘ anywhere operations ’ has accelerated digitization efforts , making enterprises more data-intensive – and making it harder to protect that data . The volume of data created in a given day can overwhelm the capabilities of many traditional backup solutions .
It provides several technology advantages that minimize the risk surface to attackers , such as a locked-down Linux version , a user space application , and several advanced security features that target the key areas of prevention , detection and correction .
On average , every employee has access to nearly 11 million files , and both inside and outside threats from all environments have to be accounted for .
The stakes are high and file data is irreplaceable . Unrecovered file data can come in the form of missing security camera footage that would have caught a crime in action , a lost painting in a museum archive that filled a gap in history , a medical image that impacts a patient outcome , stolen intellectual property or ransomware . Any outage or attack on your data could have serious consequences not just for the business , but for your end-users , customers or community .
Here are best practices from Qumulo for massive-scale file data backup and security .
The old ‘ castle-and-moat ’ approach won ’ t work anymore : Only a holistic strategy can protect your file data infrastructure
The traditional ‘ castle and moat ’ mindset in cybersecurity – focusing on outside threats instead
With Qumulo Secure , organizations can benefit from a granular data access and management event stream in an industry-standard format that is supported by all major intrusion detection and monitoring systems .
This allows them to integrate Qumulo into a holistic security architecture that detects ransomware and other potential threats from anywhere . In addition , Qumulo ’ s API allows you to initiate automated mitigation actions from any point of entry , should a malicious activity be detected .
Ensure your file data backup solution can scale out as your data grows
The amount of file data growing in your system could rapidly outpace your IT team ’ s ability to back up and protect it . This means you need to be able to back up and secure your data in real time as it scales .
Protecting your data with a comprehensive solution
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